Every year, seemingly every term, Beaudesert pupils head off to further their education either abroad or on trips around the UK.  Here are some of the trips so far this academic year:

Year 6 History/Geography Field Trip

On the penultimate day of the Summer Term, the Year 6s were taken to Chepstow to visit the castle and then after a short drive, walk around the ruins of Tintern Abbey. 

We arrived in good time and were very fortunate to see a display of weapons and armour that was on display. The children loved being able to pick up and handle the weapons as well as putting on chainmail and helmets. 

We wandered around the castle, quickly understanding the strategic position the castle holds on the cliffs above the River Wye. The features that had been studied in lessons were pointed out; round towers, portcullis groves, murder holes, arrow loops and the Great Hall. 

After our packed lunch, we moved onto Tintern. The old monastery is situated in a tranquil setting further up the valley from Chepstow. The Year 6s were free to wander in the grounds of the abbey and find out information on how the monks lived their lives and the building in which the community existed. 

The trip was finished off, on this very hot day, with a refreshing ice cream before heading back to School. 

The Year 7 Trip to France

French Trip 

 Bonjour! Year 7 were lucky enough to have a week away in Normandy. The trip started off with a bus ride to Portsmouth to board a ferry which took us to Caen. We arrived at a hostel in Bernières-sur-Mer at around 10pm.   

On Day Two we were all given ten euros to spend in Courseulles-sur-Mer (at the market), which was extremely chaotic as the whole street was flooded with excited and confused Beaudesertians. After, we went to a World War Two cemetery, where we paid our respects to many French, Canadian, English, and German soldiers. We all went around in threes or fours to find certain soldier’s graves that the staff had researched about. Next (as it was D-Day week), we went to Arromanches (D-Day landings) where Mr Curr gave us an excellent lesson on the events of D-Day and we watched a film in the 360 degree cinema about the soldiers.   

The next day we took a trip to Mont Saint-Michel. It took a long time to get there but it was absolutely worth it for all the amazing shops and beautiful views. We were all given twenty euros to spend on souvenirs and also told to buy a postcard and stamp so that we could write in French to our families about our experience. We all bought such weird and wonderful gifts to bring back home and I’m sure all the families were grateful (and maybe a bit confused, I know my family were). 

On Thursday, we all took a trip to a French school where we were put into groups with three Beaudesert children and two French children. Everyone was super nice and friendly, and I think everyone had an exciting time connecting with the pupils. After we visited the school, we went to see some goats in a French goat farm. The farmer’s name was Tony Leblanc, and he was very nice and talked to us in French a lot to help us talk more French and expand our learning of the language. We all fed the goats and bonded with them, then we tried milking them. It was so fun. Then we got back onto the coach and headed to the crêperie, which was our last treat before heading back on the the ferry the next day, and sailing away back to home sweet home.   

By Iris, Year 7